Wood Window Restoration in Boston

wood window restoration in Boston

Window Working will restore your wood windows to their original condition! There is something valuable in the houses built in 1930’s or earlier! Wood windows were made out of first-growth wood, harvested from the natural environment. This wood is rot resistant, but it does need to be covered with paint at all times to protect it from water and moisture in the air. Your wood windows will last another 60+ years with no additional maintenance!

Wood Window Restoration Services

  • Window Weatherstripping
  • Window Glazing
  • Window Wood Patching
  • Rotten Wood Window
  • Window Painting
  • Wood Window Restoration

When is the right time of the year for restoration

Wood window restoration can be done anytime of the year. Your existing storm windows act as protection from the outside and if that’s not enough, plastic can be installed for more protection. Window restoration is a process that can take multiple weeks so it’s important to plan ahead of time.

Wood Window Restoration

The original wood windows can almost always be restored regardless of what new-window companies will tell you. It’s important to compare apples to apples. If you have a properly installed store window and your original wood windows have been restored and weatherize with weatherstripping, your wood windows will be 95% as efficient as the replacement windows.

Wood Window Restoration Cost VS Replacement

The cost of wood window Restoration is typically very similar to the cost of replacing your windows. The difference is in the quality of the product. Wood windows will last another 50 to 60 years without any additional maintenance after restoration unlike the replacement windows, they operate on a simple pulley system. Replacement windows have many moving parts that start to fail after about 20 years and cost hundreds of dollars to fix. Some of the issues with replacement windows are; popped balances, broken shoes, broken pins and latches, and fogged up glass.